$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Players continue to drop at a steady pace in the last flight of the evening in Event 12.  The field has now shrunk to 36 players halfway through Level 12.

It brings in the possibility that the flight could end early.  The flight plays down to the end of Level 14 or 10% of the field which would be 22 players.  Day 1B ended slightly early during Level 14 and this group could be on the road to the same fate.

We’ll see where tonight’s flight finishes in around 90 minutes – or less.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Ari Gutman said that he’d be pulling chips his way a little while ago and he’s been making good on that promise.

Seated next to Sonny Quach, Gutman is now up to 110,200 chips and has built a place to hide with the wall in front of him.

40 players remain as we continue into Level 12.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200/200 Ante

Two more players are throwing their hats in the ring to lead tonight’s flight.

Tim Myers has pushed himself all the way up to 180,000 chips to rival some of the other big stacks in the room.  Sonny Quach has also raked in a few chips of his own and is now up to 146,000.

Both hope to hang on and reach Day 2 as the field has now fallen down to 45 players as Level 11 continues.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante

Two of the most recognizable players at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino are staring at each other across the table here in tonight’s flight.

Lois Bovit is in the house and joining her at the table is Robert Campbell.  Bovit is getting the best of it right now with 58,500 chips while Campbell is looking to get on track holding onto 22,600.

But both are still standing as the field is now down to 54 players and dropping fast as play continues here in the ballroom this evening.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante

Don’t blink – things can go pretty fast sometimes.

Dong Lin just won a huge hand taking him up to 122,400 chips.  But it’s not enough for the chip lead.  That now belongs to series double-champion Raminder Singh.

Singh has stormed out since the break and is now up to 127,000 chips as he looks to complete the unprecedented feat of winning three championships in the series.

63 players remain as we continue on here in Day 1C.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante

The players have returned from break and we found some of the chip leaders in the flight.  Ironically, there are two sets of big stacks sitting right next to each other and two of them even have the same last name.

Dalis Gomez and Dong Lin are side-by-side on one table with Gomez at 72,000 chips and Lin at 67,700.  At another table, Hagai Stein and Marcus Stein are also teamed up with Marcus at 78,000 and Hagai at 75,000.

All four will look to continue to try to reach Day 2 as play continues here in Day 1C.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600/75 Ante

Raminder Singh managed to win two titles in this year’s Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n Roll Poker Open” and apparently Andreas Ioakimides would like to join him.

Only a few hours after winning Event 10, Ioakimides is back in action here in Event 12 grabbing a meal and looking to advance to Day 2 this evening.  Can he join Singh and become a double champion this series?  We’ll find out as play continues here in Day 1C.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600/75 Ante

The remaining tables in play in the ballroom are now down to the players in Day 1C of Event 12.  Registration closed a short while ago and the flight wound up with 219 entries taking the tournament’s total to 594.  90 players remain alive in the flight and are looking to join the other 39 players who advanced out of the first two flights.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Play has just concluded in Day 1B of Event 12 and there is a new overall chip leader in the tournament.

Alex Bergfors stormed to an outstanding total of 378,700 to post the new high water mark for the remaining flights to chase.  Anthony Paulino also put up a big number bagging 300,400 which was good for second place.  Nashaat Antonious was third with 195,900 followed by Glenn Menne in fourth at 172,000 and Elias Nassif in fifth at 159,000.

23 players escaped Day 1B out of the 223 entries taking the current totals for the tournament to 39 players advancing out of 375 entries.

All returning players will resume play on Wednesday in the Poker Room at 1 PM.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2!

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

The first flight of Event 12 reached its conclusion earlier today and Emile Debs finished as the Day 1A chip leader.

Debs put away 251,000 chips with Scott Cowan in second bagging 218,000.  Allan Bieler was third with 192,500 followed by Julio Sanchez at 170,000 and Loc Nguyen rounding out the top five at 138,500.

Overall, 16 players advanced out of the 152 entries into the flight getting the tournament off to a flying start.  Five more flights remain with two more concluding today and three more on Tuesday starting at 11 AM, 3 PM and 7 PM.

Here are the chip counts for the sixteen players who advanced:

Emile Debs – 251,500
Scott Cowan – 218,000
Allan Bieler – 192,500
Julio Sanchez – 170,000
Loc Nguyen – 138,500
Kenyatte Baker – 130,500
Kimberly Stone – 114,000
Jose Manso – 107,000
Mark Shulla – 97,500
Jacob Thomas – 87,500
Justin Obront – 75,500
Dennis Arnold – 53,000
Joseph Warlen – 52,000
Enrique Perez – 50,500
Eric Brewer – 43,000
Mitchell Smith – 42,000

Day 2 will kick off at 1 PM on Wednesday in the Poker Room.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2!